Dennis Kutchera
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You don’t know what you’re missing. Avid on Windows XP is great and about 2 keystrokes different than Mac. Microsoft does not have a conflict of interest with Avid so there are no development issues and Avid is surging forward on Windows.
Personally, I can’t get too faithful to operating systems. I am also not alway anxious to upgrade my OS or my software until I know that other people who have more time to waste than me have proven it to be reliable. I used to like being bleeding edge, but that doesn’t pay the bills when I am down for days because I just had to install the latest upgrade for nice to have, entertaining features that do not impact my editing environment.
It used to be that the Mac had the longest shelf life, but now I wonder about that as they move towards Intel. Will the G5 you buy for FCP be able to runs OS 11? Will Apple continue to develop the OS for legacy CPUs once they switch to the so called dark side?
My biggest consideration now is service and support for the computer. I went through hell and downtime with Mac products that had to be sent away for weeks to be repaired. With HP computers, they show up at your door the next day and fix the problem. They will also make good with the customer for wrong information given out by their tech support. This is the kind of service that keeps your business running. HP has my loyalty. Dell is very similar. I have had great success with both brands. Mac or PC is irrelevant to me. Performance and service is everything.
Dennis
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Michael,
Does version 5 make any difference with the accuracy of digital cut on the original DSR 1500?
Dennis
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Its called Top and Tail Edit and it does not exist on XpressPro, yet it was on Xpress Meridien. I loved it too. It may be an oversight. It is hard to keep track of what features to cripple.
Dennis
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Michael,
Add this jewel to your crown (or should I challenge you for the title of “King”?). I did this with XpressDV 3.5 and early (4, 4.1) versions of XpressPro. I am not sure it it still works, but I’ll bet it does.
Open a bin in a project. In Windows, open the folder that contains the 2:1 media. Drag all the 2:1 media into the bin at once and it will transcode it and resolve the media into the proper clips. I don’t recall if it asks what resolution to transcode to or you have to set it in the project, but I have done this drag and drop transcode to DV25, 15:1 and 1:1. With a little relinking magic, your project is back where you were on Adrenaline.
If you try this with the import dialog, it won’t work. But the above hack does.
Dennis
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The fact that the bad section plays when copied to a new timeline is telling us that maybe the timeline itself is corrupted. Try to copy and paste the whole sequence and play.
If that fails, try marking an in and out on a small portion of the timeline and use “play in to out” (on the “6” key at the top of the keyboard). Keep extending the out until the timeline won’t play in to out and there is your problem – corrupt clip. Need to replace it.
Let us know if this works. I am not familiar with the exact terms of your error message, but your description leads me to believe this might work.
Dennis
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Brian,
Count me in. I will kick ass. I keep looking at Final Cut Pro (even have it) in every release, but keep going back to Avid. I might have a thing or two I can contribute. Contact ron.nosmopam@creativecow.net or kathlyn.nospameither@creativecow.net for more info on me and how to contact me.
Dennis
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Definitely supported and works very well. Check your deck settings in Avid. You may have to select PD-150, if the 170 isn’t listed. Are you using Mojo or no Mojo?
Dennis
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You would have to render the sequence in XpressPro to play back in MC. You may have to use relink moving media between systems.
Dennis
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The Composite transfer modes are also available in Boris FX if you don’t have BCC (and you should have BCC). Anyone NOT have Boris?
Best Regards,
Dennis Kutchera
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Some of what you seek is in some of the correction plugins from Digital Film Tools. I also use ColorFix from 3-Prong for a few unique features.
Best Regards,
Dennis Kutchera
Avid COW